New Measures for Predicting Birth-Related Pelvic Floor Trauma
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Pelvic floor trauma following vaginal delivery.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent years have seen a steady increase in the information available regarding pelvic floor trauma in childbirth. A review of this information is timely in view of the ongoing discussion concerning elective caesarean section. RECENT FINDINGS In addition to older evidence regarding pudendal nerve injury, it has recently been shown that inferior aspects of the levator ani and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2151-8378
DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000282